Extension-cover holder



Jan. 6 1925. 1,522,146

H. SEELMAN EXTENS I ON COVER HOLDER Filed Sept. 24, 1921 ATTORNEY6.

Patented Jan. 6, i925.

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HENRY SEELMAN, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

EXTENSION-COVER HOLDER.

Application filed. September 24,; 1921. 7 Serial No; 502,9?0,

To all whom it may, concern:

Be it'known that l, HENRY SEELMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of ltglilwaulree, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Extension-Cover Holders, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in extension cover holder for valuable papers, etc.

7 Ordinary covers for holding papers of value are constructed to hold approximately a fixed amount of paper and if the aggregate amount of paper is thicker or thinner than the amount the cover was adapted to con-- tain, the edges of the cover will not extend over the paper or the covers will extend over the papers to too great an extent and prevent the proper closing of the holder.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide an extension cover holder which may be easily adjusted to hold a number of papers of greater or less thickness. I

A further object of the invention is to provide an extension cover holder having a plurality of pockets in the form of envelopes, which may be easily increased or decreased in number as desired.

if further object of the invention is to provide an extension cover which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

lVith the above and other objects in vieiv the invention consists of the improved extension cover holder and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the im proved extension cover;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken on alarger scale;

Fig. 3 is a side view on a smaller scale of one portion of the holder with the envelopes or pockets shown removably secured. thereto;

Fig. 4 is a side view in open position and on a smaller scale, of the other portion of the holder; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail View on a larger scale taken on line 5 5 of Fig.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 indicates the main covenand 9 the extension cover of the improved holder, The main cover 8 is of doub'le thickness and theedge portions of the inner part 8 are secured to the edges of the outer part 9 with the exception of the rear edge and a medial portion of the front edge to form a, rear edge extension cover opening 10 and alm' edial front edge strap opening 11. An oute'r portion 9 of the extension cover 9 of a size corresponding to the sizeof the main eover 8 is reinforced by a part '9 toformla some- 'what firm structure whereas the extension part 12 is of a flexible nature so that can easily flex in forming the extensible back portion 12. The flexible portion'12. of the extension cover 9 is adapted to'ifreely enter the rearedge opening 10 and slide between the inner and outer parts of the maincover 8. A strap 18 having one end sewed to a medial edge portion of thefiexiblepa rt of the extensible cover extends through the front edge opening 11 0f the main cover and is adjustably engaged by a buckle l l of any desirable form mounted. on the outer side of the reinforced portion of theextensible cover. As thus constructed and assembled the space between the two covers may be increased or diminished to hold papers of varying thicknesses by adjustablysliding in or out of the main cover, the flexible portion 12 of the extensible cover9.

Pocket members 15' in the form of envelopes are preferably provided for holding papers of value and these envelopesare removably secured to the main cover member a by a string or flexible member 16. Said string is adapted to be threaded through metal eyelets 17 mounted in the corner portions of the envelopes and also through metal eyelets 18 mounted In pairs in the opposite end portions of the inner part 8 of the main cover part 8. The opposite ends of the stringare adjustably tied together as indicated by the numeral 19 to accommodate a varying number of envelopes and envelopes which vary in thickness.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the extension cover holderis of very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

I claim as my invention:

1. An extension cover holder, comprisin a main cover member of two thicknesses of tends between the two thicknesses of material of the other cover member for adjust-' ing the distance apart of said cover members, paper-holding means carried by one of the cover members, and means connected to the flexible portion of the extensible member for holding the twoicover members together.

3. An extension cover holder, comprising a main cover member formed of two thicknesses of material joined together at their opposite ends, an extensible cover member having a firm portion which forms the cover proper and a flexible portion which slidably ext-ends between the two thicknesses of material of the other cover member for adjusting the distance apart of said cover members, means for removably connecting paper-holding members to one of the cover members, and a strap member connected to the flexible portion of the extensible member and adjustably connected to the firm portion of said extensible member for holding the cover member in closed position.

4. An extension cover holder, comprising a main cover member formed of two thicknesses of material joined together at their opposite ends, the inner edge of the inner thickness of material having openings, an extensible cover member having a firm portion which forms the cover proper and a flexible portion which slidably extends between the two thicknesses of material of the other cover member for adjusting the distance apart of said cover members, envelopes removably positioned between the covers and having openings registering with the openings of the inner thickness of material of the main cover, a flexible means extending through the openings of the envelopes and the inner thickness of material 01' the main cover to removably connect the envelopes thereto, and a strap member connected to the flexible portion of the extensible memher and adjustably connected to another portion of saidextensible member for holding the cover members in closed position.

5. An extension cover holder, comprising a main cover member formed of two thicknesses oi": material joined together at their opposite ends, the inner edge portion of the inner thickness of material having eyelets, an extensible cover member having a firm portion and a flexible'portion, said flexible portion extending between the two thick nesses of material for adjusting the dis tance apart of said main cover and the firm portion of the extensible cover, envelopes removably positioned between the covers and having eyelets registering with the eye lets oi the inner thickness of material of the main cover, a string extending through the registering eyelets of the main cover and the envelopes and adjustably tied together at its end portions to removably connect the envelopes to the cover portion, a buckle mounted on the extensible cover portion, and a strap connected to the flexible portion of the ex tensible cover member and adj ustably engaging the buckle,

In testimon whereof, I ture.

HENRY seem ran.

afiix my signa 

